Service Details
Name:
 WENTZEL
Given Name:
 CHRIS
Initials:
 C
Service No:
 88512637BG
Rank:
 Sapper
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Regiment:
 South African Corps of Engineers
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Unit:
 Engineer School
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Date of Death:
 1993-03-27
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Date of Birth:
 1970-07-11
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, accidental shooting. He had recently purchased a firearm and was demonstrating it to his sister. Although he had removed the magazine, he had left a round in the chamber. He was on pass at the time
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wentzel, of Bonero Park, Kempton Park.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 KEMPTON PARK (MOOIFONTEIN) CEMETERY
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